New M&P shield plus

[Xae289]

Hmnnnn, well the P365 is also a fine pistol and has better sights and IMO a nicer trigger. However in my hands the P365 is a bit too small and it was snappier and a bit harder to keep on target...... from what I remember anyway, I only shot the P365 once and it was last summer plus I am obviously biased. That's said I picked my original Shield over its competitors due to its heft, size and balance feeling just right to me. More generally I am very enthusiastic regarding these high capacity micro pistols, I found myself carrying my original Shield more frequently than the Glock 19 and I was always a little wary about the relative lack of firepower. The P365, Shield Plus, Ruger Max-9.......... and I suppose the Springfield Hellcat *cough* fuck Springfield *cough* all give us the best of all worlds for a carry gun. Hell, with the extended magazines installed they could even serve as decent house guns............. well maybe not in NYS. Sorry.
I think any of these pistols are worth a very hard look as an upgrade to your PPS. I wonder if Walther will be getting into this game? Walther kind of does as it pleases so who knows?

Yea, I'm not so much locked into Walther as a brand, I just found that PPS perfect for what I wanted at the time. I agree with the P365 almost being too small. It's nice and I do like the trigger, but it doesn't quite fit a role for me. It's too heavy, Imo, especially fully loaded to pocket carry. As a belt gun, I'd rather have something somewhat larger and more shootable. The Shield Plus would be a higher cap edc upgrade for my Walther at about the same size, but brings me from 7+7 rds of .40 how I normally carry it to 11+10 rds of 9mm. As far as the others go, I'm definitely in the "Ruger is for wheelguns and .22s" camp, and I'd go for a P365 over Hellcat.

I have the gen 5 Glock 27 and it shoots fantastic. It feels like shooting my 9mm Glock. I run the pinky extension mags so it holds 10 rounds of 40 in the mags. One thing to be aware of is that the slide on the gen 5 40 cal glocks is 1-2mm wider then previous Gen 40 cal glocks so holster fitment is an issue. I had to have a custom holster made for mine.

Hell yea. Honestly, I think the Gen 5 G23 is at the top of my list for the sake of the slightly longer barrel. I like that the slide is a little thicker. Part of what got me excited for the Gen 5 .40s is that they seem to have beefed up the platform for .40 a bit. I like handloading for the .40 and while I don't go for nuclear +P, a 180 grain bullet over a max charge of Longshot powder is a handful and delivers some serious power traveling over 1150 fps. Great for a woods load.

 

[FS1040]

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My SR22 was a lemon. I liked my Mark II and Mark III, good shooters but reassembly was crazy.

The 7 shot GP100s weren't built right at first. The GP100 6 shot and SP101 are solid. Work guns.

I hope you sent your SR22 back to Ruger. I have a couple of them and no issues.

The Mark III isn’t hard to reassemble.And they shoot great. Of course, I’m a huge Ruger fan boy.

 

[maverick52]

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The + is very slightly wider though it is very difficult to discern by eye even side by side. It's easier to tell by hand feel but it's still only very slight. The Shield+ does indeed work with standard Shield holsters, this one particular holster of mine at least. The fit is just very slightly more snug. The trigger on the + is a marked improvement over the trigger on my gen 1 Shield and the grip texture on the + is fantastic as well. Other than the tiny bit wider width, the trigger and grip texture however its seems very much the same. If you like the Shield you'll love the + version. And with 10+1 / 13+1 capacity it's probably what I will be carrying the majority of tge time.

Oh, and in case anyone was curious, the + mags do not fit into the older Shields. Not very surprising I know, but I checked anyway.

Thanks for the review. I’m pretty much sold on it already. But I’m not LE so can’t get the 13 round mag . I’m looking at buying one soon. Than comes the 3 month wait that robs you of all your joy in purchasing a new pistol.

 

[Deplorable Me]

I like my Shield with the 8 round extended magazine. The 7 round flush fits a pinch short and not my first carry choice. Looks like the Shield+ flush mag is the 10 rounder and the 13 rounder is the extended. Thanks to an asshole state government a Shield+ won't be in my NY future. Size matters.

 

[Podmonkey]

I like my Shield with the 8 round extended magazine. The 7 round flush fits a pinch short and not my first carry choice. Looks like the Shield+ flush mag is the 10 rounder and the 13 rounder is the extended. Thanks to an asshole state government a Shield+ won't be in my NY future. Size matters.

I consider the extended 8/13 round magazine as a backup strictly, I always carry with the 7/10 round magazine installed. The extended magazine extendeds the butt to the same length of a compact size gun such as the Glock 19. The butt being the most conspicuous part of the gun to conceal I'd rather just carry the G19 as opposed to the Shield with an extended magazine.
I don't see the point in even owning a micro compact if the abbreviated grip is an issue. For someone such as yourself I'd think a Glock 48 would be ideal. I wonder if we will see other companies release single stack compacts also.
I'd think S&W would be a prime candidate for this, they could market it as the reimaging of the Model 39.